Goodbye Dear

In the quiet of dawn, he kisses her goodbye
His heart heavy with the weight of the sky
Leaving behind his love and his kin
To face the battlefield, where wars begin

A warrior's resolve, a lover's pain
In the fields of battle, they both remain
For honor and duty, he'll bravely fight
But in his heart, his family's light

His children sleep soundly, unaware
Of the dangers their father must bear
He holds his wife close, one last embrace
Before riding off to the war's embrace

A warrior's resolve, a lover's pain
In the fields of battle, they both remain
For honor and duty, he'll bravely fight
But in his heart, his family's light

Through the cold and the rain, he'll march on
With memories of home to keep him strong
For every foe he faces on the field
His love for his family will be his shield

A warrior's resolve, a lover's pain
In the fields of battle, they both remain
For honor and duty, he'll bravely fight
But in his heart, his family's light

As the war rages on, and battles roar
He'll hold onto hope, forevermore
For one day he'll return, to his home so dear
To hold his loved ones, and dry their tears